Stephen Tobolowsky
5/30/1951
Biography
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project. Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of "The Crucible." He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a degree in drama. Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld (1989-1998). Tobolowsky's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Memento (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), and The Informant! (2009). He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood (2004-2006), Heroes (2006-2007), Californication (2007-2014), and Silicon Valley (2014-2019). In addition to his acting career, Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster. He has written two books, The Dangerous Animals Club (2002) and The Tobolowsky Files (2017). He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files, in which he tells stories about his life and career.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Appeared In:
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Memento
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Groundhog Day
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Basic Instinct
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Thelma & Louise
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Wedlock
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Mississippi Burning
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Bird on a Wire
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man
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The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
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Great Balls of Fire!
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Radioland Murders
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
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Murder in the First
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Garfield
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The Insider
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Mr. Magoo
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Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
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Buried
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Single White Female
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Blind Dating
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Freddy Got Fingered
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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
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The Pickle
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Beethoven's Big Break
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Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
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Boxboarders!
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Black River
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Love Liza
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The Prime Gig
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Funny About Love
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Where the Day Takes You
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The Grifters
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Josh and S.A.M.
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Black Dog
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The Country Bears
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The Day the World Ended
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Don't Look Under the Bed
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Deadly Medicine
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
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You May Not Kiss the Bride
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Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
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Living 'til the End
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The Lorax
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The Last Ride
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Love Virtually
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Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party
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Power 98
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Promise Me Tomorrow
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Trevor
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Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
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Par 6
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Peep World
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Hard Breakers
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On The Edge
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The Face Is Familiar
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Night Visitors
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The Operator
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Two Idiots in Hollywood
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Roe vs. Wade
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The Philadelphia Experiment
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Frankie and Johnny Are Married
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Sneakers
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Atlas Shrugged: Part III
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Candy Cane Lane
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Tagget
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Hello Ladies: The Movie
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Christian Mingle
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The Time Traveler's Wife
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Haul Out the Holly
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Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends
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The Barber
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The Primary Instinct
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Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
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Failure to Launch
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The Glimmer Man
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One Man's Hero
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The Confirmation
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Hollywood Signs
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Bossa Nova
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Cocaine and Blue Eyes
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Last Flight Out
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Roadside Prophets
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Stanley's Gig
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Debating Robert Lee
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Poolman
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
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Wild Hogs
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McBride: The Doctor is Out...Really Out
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The Valley of Light
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National Security
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Freaky Friday
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Mirror Mirror
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Spaceballs
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Where is Rocky II?
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Say It Ain't Solo
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Magnificat
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Freakier Friday
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Hero
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Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
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Butterfly in the Typewriter
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Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
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Mamaboy
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Nobody's Fool
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Calendar Girl
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Keep My Grave Open
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Little Black Book
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Pearblossom Hwy
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Monsters at Large
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
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In Country
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Breaking In
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Strange Nature
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The Marla Hanson Story
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Fractured
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
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Loners
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The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween
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Fantastic Mr. Murray
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To the Moon, Alice
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The Curse of Inferno
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View from the Top
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Romeo Is Bleeding
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Ritual
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The Sasquatch Gang
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
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Toy Story of Terror!
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Swing Shift
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Robots
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
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Around the Fire
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Welcome to the Men's Group
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Waiting for Yvette
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Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
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My Father the Hero
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Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
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The Rainbow Tribe
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Six L.A. Love Stories
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Checking Out